Monthly Archives: August 2016
Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge: days like these?
In 1986, my favourite band was called Easterhouse.
Read the full story..What’s on in September: Comedy in Manchester
As the students move back into their digs, comedy returns to Manchester too.
Read the full story..Edinburgh Fringe: the best of Manchester comedy
Manchester hasn’t been devoid of comedy this August, but there are a fair few local acts representing the city at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Read the full story..You can’t fake the bake: the Great Village Bake Off
Their motto is ‘bake it, bring it, share it, eat it’. As mottos go, it’s a good one.
Read the full story..What Pride means to me
Hurrah! The Manchester gay celebrations are almost upon us.
Read the full story..Review: Rochdale Feel Good Festival
After a summer of uncertainty and a national divide following Brexit, it was perhaps fitting that Rochdale’s Feel Good festival should be accompanied by a near constant downpour.
Read the full story..Sunny Afternoon: we talk to playwright Joe Penhall and review the show
Although I’m led to believe there were some loudmouthed Kinks fans who expected more of a singalong as well as, equally annoyingly, some professional reviewers who seemed smugly ignorant of the band’s substantial output, there are many reasons why Sunny Afternoon is so much more than just another jukebox musical.
Read the full story..Win tickets to The Gin Society Festival, Manchester Cathedral
Win tickets to The Gin Society Festival at Manchester Cathedral
Read the full story..We don’t need a ‘Northern Cultural Tsar’. But funding parity with the South? Yes please.
The New Statesman says that the North is in need of ‘a cultural renewal’. Really? Helen Palmer, Co-Director of Creative Tourist and Palmer Squared, a consultancy specialising in the cultural and tourism sector, responds to this for Northern Soul.
Read the full story..Views from A Broad: Kate O’Donnell’s transgender story of struggle and success
One of the biggest interview clichés is someone describing their life experiences as “a journey”. However, if anyone has earned the right to use the dreaded “J” word then it’s performer Kate O’Donnell.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
- Image Gallery: The Female Form Through Time, Discovery Museum, Newcastle
- “Our first night is bound to be emotional.” Anthony Prophet, co-owner of The Bowdon Rooms in Altrincham
- Book Review: This Is How We Come Back Stronger – Feminist Writers on Turning Crisis into Change
- Image Gallery: Jade Magenta Williams, A Smart Price way of life, PAPER, Manchester
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